by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GPhC
A quick overview of GPhC fitness to practise. A pharmacist is fit to practise when they have “the skills, knowledge, character and health necessary to do their job safely and effectively, and when they act professionally and meet the principles of good practice set...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Case, Fitness to Practise, GMC
Kings View successfully persuade medical practitioners’ tribunal that doctor’s fitness to practise is not impaired as hearing is closed at stage 1. Dr SS came to us over three years ago following a referral by an employer to NHSE and the GMC. The allegations were...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
Doctors can be legally represented at a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) hearing, or they can represent themselves. The MPTS however “strongly advise” doctors to seek advice and be legally represented. The simple fact is that MPTS hearings are complex,...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
This was, partly, the question before Mr Justice Cian Ferriter in the case of Hyland v Medical Council of Ireland (Approved) [2021] IEHC 776 (09 December 2021). Facts The material background to the matter is as follows. The Applicant, James Hyland, is the son of...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
2021 has been another significant year for fitness to practise. From the continued impact of Covid19, racial bias in fitness to practise, fitness to practise legislative reform and a number of important court cases, this is an overview of fitness to practise in...
